L2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs (PVs) are very common in English, indicating their usefulness in everyday settings. However, it was reported that language learners generally have great difficulties in understanding and using this linguistic form. This study investigated Malaysian learners’ receptive and productive...

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Main Authors: Kamarudin, Rafidah, Abdul Majid, Faizah, Md. Zamin, Ainul Azmin, Mat Daud, Nor Shirah
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Published: Australian International Academic Centre PTY.LTD. 2019
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author Kamarudin, Rafidah
Abdul Majid, Faizah
Md. Zamin, Ainul Azmin
Mat Daud, Nor Shirah
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Md. Zamin, Ainul Azmin
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description Phrasal verbs (PVs) are very common in English, indicating their usefulness in everyday settings. However, it was reported that language learners generally have great difficulties in understanding and using this linguistic form. This study investigated Malaysian learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of PVs, and some possible factors which may contribute to their difficulties in understanding and using this language feature. A set of PVs test was developed and distributed to 480 secondary school learners in Malaysia to identify their receptive and productive knowledge with respect to PVs. Real data from the English of Malaysian School Students (EMAS) Corpus was used to examine the actual use of PVs by Malaysian learners. Results of the PVs test indicated that in general, Malaysian learners had an average level of knowledge of PVs. Analysis of the EMAS corpus revealed that they faced a lot of problems in the production of PVs. Some possible factors are highlighted which may contribute to such difficulties.
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spelling iium-800142020-04-17T08:37:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80014/ L2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs Kamarudin, Rafidah Abdul Majid, Faizah Md. Zamin, Ainul Azmin Mat Daud, Nor Shirah PE English Phrasal verbs (PVs) are very common in English, indicating their usefulness in everyday settings. However, it was reported that language learners generally have great difficulties in understanding and using this linguistic form. This study investigated Malaysian learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of PVs, and some possible factors which may contribute to their difficulties in understanding and using this language feature. A set of PVs test was developed and distributed to 480 secondary school learners in Malaysia to identify their receptive and productive knowledge with respect to PVs. Real data from the English of Malaysian School Students (EMAS) Corpus was used to examine the actual use of PVs by Malaysian learners. Results of the PVs test indicated that in general, Malaysian learners had an average level of knowledge of PVs. Analysis of the EMAS corpus revealed that they faced a lot of problems in the production of PVs. Some possible factors are highlighted which may contribute to such difficulties. Australian International Academic Centre PTY.LTD. 2019-10-31 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80014/1/80014_L2%20Learners%E2%80%99%20Receptive%20and%20Productive.pdf Kamarudin, Rafidah and Abdul Majid, Faizah and Md. Zamin, Ainul Azmin and Mat Daud, Nor Shirah (2019) L2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs. International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 7 (4). pp. 144-149. ISSN 2202-9478 https://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJELS/article/view/5639/4056 http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.7n.4p.144
spellingShingle PE English
Kamarudin, Rafidah
Abdul Majid, Faizah
Md. Zamin, Ainul Azmin
Mat Daud, Nor Shirah
L2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs
title L2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs
title_full L2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs
title_fullStr L2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs
title_full_unstemmed L2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs
title_short L2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs
title_sort l2 learners’ receptive and productive knowledge of phrasal verbs
topic PE English
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